Conquer the rotating handle that beats most grips.
The handle rotates, so grip the moment you lift. Any slack and it spins out of your hand.
The Rolling Thunder's thick handle rotates freely as you lift, so the forearms cannot rely on friction or a locked wrist position, your crush grip alone keeps the weight from spinning out of your hand. Deadlifting it one hand at a time turns every rep into a maximal grip event. It earns its place as a benchmark lift in grip sport and the fastest way to expose a grip that heavy straps have been babysitting.
Two reasons, the handle is thick, which opens your hand, and it rotates, which deletes friction. Your fingers have to actively crush the whole lift, there is no hooking or hanging on.
Yes, chalk is standard and keeps the contest honest. Straps defeat the entire purpose, this lift exists to test the hand itself.
Treat it like a heavy lift, low reps, full recovery between attempts, once or twice a week at most. The gripping muscles get crushed by it, and tired hands ruin everything else you train.
